Cockerel and hens at historic cottage of Dan O'Hara, evicted by the British and forced to emigrate, Connemara, County Galway

Historic cottage of Dan O'Hara, evicted by the British and forced to emigrate, by Twelve Bens Mountains, Connemara, Ireland

The elegant traditional drawing room at The Quay House Hotel, Clifden, County Galway, Ireland

Castello della Mandria, Venaria, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Mantelpiece showing edge of gold-framed mirror, Christmas ornaments hanging from pine sprigs from mantel

Three Christmas angels, Christmas decorations on mantelpiece

A Living Room Chair In Front Of The Fireplace, Yarrow, British Columbia, Canada

Christmas Decor Around The Fireplace In A Home, Yarrow, British Columbia, Canda

Christmas stockings hanging from a mantelpiece